Austin Speed told Goliad powerlifting coach Dale Mullenix three years ago that he would one day break Mullenix’s school record.

Speed has one more chance this season to fulfill his prediction.

Speed, a junior, finished second in the 275-pound weight class at the Region 5 meet in Bishop on March 9. Speed had lifts of 550 in the squat, 350 in the bench press and 530 in the deadlift for a total of 1,430.

Earlier this season, Speed had a composite of 1,495, which is just shy of Mullenix’s school record of 1,500.

“He pointed at me his freshman year and said he was coming after my record,” Mullenix said.